Unlikely story
It’s a statistical quirk, perhaps, but it’s one that doesn’t speak well for the way the Astros’ season is unfolding.
The team’s victory leaders are two relief pitchers: Brandon Lyon (3-2) and Mark Melancon (3-1).
Lyon picked up two of h… …

The Astros’ bullpen has been such that it needs to improve to be terrible. For a team with little margin for error, a bullpen that has an ERA two runs higher than the league average results in last place. …

The Astros are last in the major leagues in pitching and defensive efficiency. They have the worst record in the National League. It doesn’t take a team of sabermetricians, then, to determine pitching and defense – or to be more precise, a lack thereof – are a problem. …